"The two actresses are great." USA Today "[T]his picture is the granddaddy of such modern-day concoctions as LOVE ACTUALLY..."Premiere "This is Golden Era Hollywood-studio style at its most opulent." Total Film26.91519

"The two actresses are great." USA Today "[T]his picture is the granddaddy of such modern-day concoctions as LOVE ACTUALLY..."Premiere "This is Golden Era Hollywood-studio style at its most opulent."Total Film26.91519

"...This German classic, also from director Pabst, was Garbo's European swan song and a film that brought her significant U.S. attention..."USA Today "THE JOYLESS STREET offers a tumultuous panorama whose realism is heightened by the bold Expressionist style that marked the German silent cinema."Los Angeles Times26.6097

"Even at 81, Wilder gabs about his films and working with Dietrich with the gusto of a wise imp." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 DVDs Of The Year."Entertainment Weekly0.407317

"...Sidney Lumet has accurately and affectionately rendered the N.Y. milieu of delis and Central Park....[The] cast of Broadway stage regulars has perfectly mastered New York diction..."Variety0.3054878

3 stars out of 4 -- "THE PAINTED VEIL has the power and intimacy of a timeless love story. By all means, let it sweep you away."Rolling Stone "The always surprising Watts creates a woman at once contemporary and retro..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly "[I]t's Australian Naomi Watts who gives the film its heart. She turns in one of the year's best performances as a shallow woman who is transformed by adversity."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[P]roduction design, costumes, make-up and lighting all contribute to an elegant evocation of a period and place, and are complemented by Alexandre Desplat's Golden-Globe-winning score."Sight and Sound 5 stars out of 5 -- "A sumptuous and accomplished adaptation....THE PAINTED VEIL reminds one of the sheer power of understatement."Ultimate DVD 3 stars out of 5 -- "[S]mart, classy....Naomi Watts and Ed Norton engross as an unhappily married couple.....This emerges as a touching tale of love at second sight."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "Edward Norton and Naomi Watts are brilliant....Quietly powerful."Uncut0.2545732